Fishing lure having a controlled rattle

Abstract

A fishing lure includes a rattle that is adjustable between a rattling mode and a muted mode. The fishing lure includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface. Inside the body is a rattle chamber and a muted chamber, with a channel connecting the rattle chamber with the muted chamber. The rattle is moveable between the muted chamber and the rattle chamber to determine when rattling is available and when the rattle is muted.

1. A fishing lure comprising:
 a body having a length, a width and a height; 
 a first chamber; 
 a second chamber; 
 an internal connection passage connecting said first chamber with said second chamber, said internal connection passage having a substantially consistent cross-sectional area along a length between said first chamber and said second chamber; 
 a rattle positioned in said body to travel between said first chamber and said second chamber in said internal connection passage, said rattle having a central cross-sectional area; 
 said first chamber having a first cross-sectional area slightly greater than said central cross-sectional area of said rattle to limit movement of said rattle along the width of said body; and 
 said second chamber having a second cross-sectional area along the width of the body to allow rattling movement of said rattle along the width of said body. 
 
     
     
       2. The fishing lure as described in  claim 1  wherein said second chamber extends substantially orthogonally to said internal connection passage. 
     
     
       3. The fishing lure as described in  claim 1  wherein said internal connection passage includes a first length in a first direction, a second length in a second direction intersecting with said first direction, and a third length in a third direction intersecting with said second direction. 
     
     
       4. The fishing lure as described in  claim 3  wherein said second length of said internal connection is arcuate. 
     
     
       5. A fishing lure comprising:
 a body having a width, a length, and a height; 
 an internal connection channel within said body having a first end and a second end; 
 a first cavity adjoining said first end of said internal connection; 
 a second cavity adjoining said second end; and 
 said internal connection channel defining an indirect path of a total length between said first cavity and said second cavity, said indirect path having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface being separated from said outer surface by a substantially constant distance along said total length of said internal connection channel; and 
 a rattle positioned in said body to travel between said first cavity and said second cavity via said internal connection channel, said rattle having a rattle diameter less than said constant distance separating said inner surface and said outer surface and the width of said second cavity, and wherein said rattle is held in a restrictive position in said second cavity to prohibit movement of the rattle along the width of the body and allowed free lateral movement in said first cavity. 
 
     
     
       6. The fishing lure as described in  claim 5 , said total length of said internal connection channel between said first cavity and said second cavity has a generally triangular shape extending along the height and length of said body, said total length of said internal connection channel including a first length extending from said first cavity, a second length connected to said first length, and a third length between said second length and said second cavity. 
     
     
       7. The fishing lure as described in  claim 6  further comprising:
 a first interior angle of said inner surface between said first length and said second length; and 
 a second interior angle of said inner surface between said second length and said third length, said first interior angle and said second interior angle being acute. 
 
     
     
       8. The fishing lure as described in  claim 6  wherein said second length is at least slightly bowed between said first length and said third length. 
     
     
       9. The fishing lure as described in  claim 5 , wherein said first cavity substantially abuts said second cavity. 
     
     
       10. The fishing lure as described in  claim 6  wherein said first cavity extends laterally within said body transverse to said first length to allow said rattle to freely travel laterally in said body to generate the desired sound. 
     
     
       11. The fishing lure as described in  claim 5  said second cavity having a width corresponding to said rattle diameter to prevent movement of said rattle along the width of said body. 
     
     
       12. The fishing lure as described in  claim 6  wherein said first length extends in a first direction from said first cavity, said second length extends from said first length in a second direction intersecting with said first direction, and said third length extends between said second length and said second cavity in a third direction intersecting with said second direction. 
     
     
       13. The fishing lure as described in  claim 5 , said internal connection channel providing an indirect path between said first cavity and said second cavity to secure said rattle in said first cavity or said second cavity. 
     
     
       14. A fishing lure adjustable between a rattling mode and a muted mode when agitated, said fishing lure comprising:
 a body having a body length, a body width and a body height; 
 a rattle chamber in said body extending along said width of said body; 
 a muted chamber in said body; 
 a channel in said body having a channel length along the body length of said body, said channel indirectly connecting said rattle chamber with said muted chamber, said channel having a constant cross-sectional area along said channel length between said rattle chamber and said muted chamber; and 
 a rattle having a central rattle cross-sectional area, said rattle housed in said body and moveable between said muted chamber and said rattle chamber within said channel; 
 wherein said muted chamber includes a muted chamber cross-sectional area to prevent the movement of said rattle along the width of said body; and 
 wherein said rattle chamber includes a rattle chamber cross-sectional area allowing rattling movement of said rattle along the width of said body. 
 
     
     
       15. The fishing lure as described in  claim 14 , wherein said channel length comprises a first length adjoining said rattle chamber, a second length connected with said first length, and a third length positioned between said second length and said muted chamber. 
     
     
       16. The fishing lure as described in  claim 15  wherein said second length of said channel is curved. 
     
     
       17. The fishing lure as described in  claim 15 , wherein said channel comprises an inner surface and an outer surface substantially parallel to said inner surface, further comprising:
 a first interior angle using said interior surface of said channel between said first length and said second length; and 
 a second interior angle in said interior surface of said channel between said second length and said third length, said first interior angle and said second interior angle being acute. 
 
     
     
       18. The fishing lure as described in  claim 15  wherein said muted chamber substantially abuts said rattle chamber. 
     
     
       19. The fishing lure as described in  claim 15 , said channel providing an indirect path to selectively contain said rattle in said rattle chamber or said muted chamber.